Who to start · 2025-26
Jesper Bratt vs Rasmus Sandin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jesper Bratt projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59.
Bratt had 71 points in 82 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 games.
This week Bratt has 1 game left; Sandin has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Bratt for 1.8 ESPN points to Sandin's 1.7.
Jesper Bratt has the better number in 23 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Bratt's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.38, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.038, Offensive-zone time 45.5%.
Sandin's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 0, Luck Meter +28, On-ice PDO 1003.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jesper Bratt
1.72
fantasy points per game
Rasmus Sandin
1.59
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jesper Bratt has the edge.
| Points per game from | Bratt | Sandin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.54 | 0.14 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.60 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.01 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.12 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.87 |
Per-game rates from the selected sample; blended mixes last season with this season, weighting this season more as games are played. Categories are scored as z-scores against qualified players at the same position. Your custom weights are saved in this browser only.
Head-to-head: Bratt vs Sandin
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Bratt 6G 14A, 49 SOG · Sandin 2G 9A, 18 SOG
Bratt blocked 1 of Sandin's shots; Sandin blocked 3 of Bratt's.
On the ice against each other (Bratt's side)
18:02 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Bratt's side
- Shot attempts
- 26–19
- 57.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–1.2
- 31.4%
- Goals
- 2–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Bratt | Sandin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | NJD 7–3 WSH | 1G 4A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-03-20 | NJD 1–2 WSH | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-12-27 | NJD 3–4 WSH | 2G 0A 6S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-11-15 | NJD 3–2 WSH | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-11-30 | NJD 5–6 WSH | 1G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2024-11-23 | NJD 3–2 WSH | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-10-19 | NJD 5–6 WSH | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-10-12 | NJD 5–3 WSH | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-02-20 | NJD 2–6 WSH | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-01-03 | NJD 6–3 WSH | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-11-10 | NJD 2–4 WSH | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-10-25 | NJD 4–6 WSH | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
Latest 12 of 19 meetings.
Every stat, side by side
Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
Fantasy box score
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
This week's schedule
Sep 28 to Oct 4. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections use ESPN default points for the games left.
Jesper Bratt
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.8 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Rasmus Sandin
2games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.7 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to DSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jesper Bratt or Rasmus Sandin in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jesper Bratt projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59. Bratt had 71 points in 82 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
- Who is better, Jesper Bratt or Rasmus Sandin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jesper Bratt leads in 23 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Bratt and Sandin done against each other?
- In 19 games against each other in our data, Bratt's team went 8–11. Bratt had 20 points (6 goals) and Sandin had 11 (2 goals).
2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →